PINAL COUNTY & ARIZONA NEWS : Pinal County

FLORENCE –– Facing sharply declining revenues, the Pinal Board of Supervisors moved last Wednesday to help stem the bloodletting of the County’s financial reserves with a 2 percent across-the-board cut.The move applies to all departments for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year, save for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Read More

FLORENCE — In office for less than two months, the administration of new Clerk of the Superior Court Amanda Stanford says it has uncovered a number of areas of financial waste.Most prevalent, said Chief Deputy Lynn Hurley, is the more than $35,000 spent to install new modular-style offices during the Read More

Pinal County government’s budget involves some serious money, more than a third of a billion dollars a year. Not surprisingly, the budget process sometimes means conflict.A disagreement between at least some members of the Board of Supervisors, which sets the annual budget, and the two elected officials who head up Read More

FLORENCE –– Just how much is too much when it comes to development impact fees?The Pinal County Board of Supervisors recognizes the need for such fees to finance roads and infrastructure in the county, but some board members say if fees get too high, it will drive away developers.At a Read More

In what was called a “historic day” for the city of Coolidge, Monday saw a huge step in the annexation of 13 square miles of land into the city limits, which would stretch the boundaries significantly south and transforming the prospects for the future of economic development.

FLORENCE — It’s hard to tell where the Pinal County Board of Supervisors stand with regard to spending. The five board members often espouse the virtues of fiscal restraint, especially considering the County is facing a general fund reserve that is hemorrhaging by millions of dollars each year.

In this article, and at the last Board of Supervisor's meeting, Vice Chair Pete Rios placed the blame for not negotiating with ICE on reimbursement for jail space squarely on the sheriff. He said he was tired of Babeu putting all the blame for the jail closure and loss of Read More

FLORENCE — It's hard to tell where the Pinal County Board of Supervisors stand with regard to spending. The five board members often espouse the virtues of fiscal restraint, especially considering the County is facing a general fund reserve that is hemorrhaging by millions of dollars each year.But on Wednesday, Read More

Supporters outnumbered opponents 5-1 as speakers came forward to comment on the Florence Copper Project last Thursday night before an audience of 500 people in Florence High School’s main gym.US Environmental Protection Agency officials held a public hearing to gather input on its proposed Underground Injection Control permit for a Read More

FLORENCE — While admitting the projections were “speculative” because of so many ongoing issues, Pinal County manager Greg Stanley nonetheless painted a less-than-rosy picture of the County’s finances last week.